Filmmaker Sandesh Kadur spotlights India’s diverse wild cats at the Chan Centre, November 18
National Geographic Live presentation reveals the elusive lives of the country’s lesser-known felines
Wild Cats of India
Sandesh Kadur
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts presents National Geographic Live: Wild Cats Revealed With Sandesh Kadur on November 18 at 7:30 pm
INDIA IS KNOWN AS the land of the tiger, accounting for nearly 75 percent of the world’s tiger population. But the country’s lush and varied terrains are also home to 14 other wild cat species, many of which are overshadowed by their bigger feline counterparts.
On November 18, wildlife filmmaker and photographer Sandesh Kadur makes his way to the Chan Centre as part of his touring National Geographic Live presentation, Wild Cats Revealed.
From the stealthy fishing cat that dives into water to hunt for food to the fluffy Pallas’s cat, with its distinctively peevish countenance, Kadur has seen them all. The National Geographic explorer has spent decades tracking down and documenting the secret lives of India’s wild cats, as shown in his 2011 film Return of the Clouded Leopards, which follows the rehabilitation of two leopard cubs in the Himalayan jungle, and his 2020 TV miniseries Wild Cats of India, exploring the diverse species of small cats that are lesser-known.
Kadur’s documentaries have aired globally on several notable networks, including Netflix, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and BBC. His work, which ranges from endangered sea turtles in Mexico to the vast Okavango Delta in Botswana, strives to both capture the beauty of the wilderness and raise awareness on environmental conservation and threatened species.
The 70-minute talk will be followed by a 20-minute Q&A session, as well as a meet-and-greet with Kadur in the lobby. 
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